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Competitors came out in droves for the debut of the Nutech Seed DII Midgets. The class, which is part of the POWRi Lucas Oil DII Midget tour, had 24 entries for the night's activities. When the green waved, Champaign, IL driving veteran Patrick Bruns shot to the front of the pack with young gun Hunter Lane in the second spot. With just a couple of yellows slowing the pace, and one red flag for a wild flip in turn three, the cars paced the oval at high speeds. Down the stretch, Lane followed...more

Winged sprint car fans throughout Illinois and beyond have had Friday, May 20 marked on their calendars since the 2016-Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions schedule was announced. This year's schedule includes an Illinois date and that race is coming up at Lincoln IL Speedway at the Logan County Fairgrounds. Joining one of the longest running car organizations will be the UMP Pro Late Models, UMP Midwest Technical Institute Modifieds, and the POWRi/Illini D-II Midgets Presented By Nutech...more

The final division to run was the POWRi/Illini D-II Midgets Presented By Nutech Seed. When it comes to Lincoln Speedway, one of the drivers to keep an eye on is Andy Baugh. The defending point champion at the track was fast again on this night, starting on the front row and racing immediately into the lead. Behind him, drivers were shuffling while avoiding a few skirmishes, some of which resulted in some aeronautic displays. In the end, it was Mason City, IL's Andy Baugh claiming his second...more

Belleville, IL – The 4th Annual Illinois SPEED Week is shaping up to be one of the largest events for 2016 with a world-wide driver presence set to tackle five straight days of racing. All five nights will feature POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series action, paired with both the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series and the POWRi/ILLINI Lucas Oil Division II Midget Series. The grueling weeks kicks off on Wednesday, June 8th at the high-banked Belle-Clair Speedway. Thursday,...more

Another competitive field of POWRi/Illini D-II Midgets presented by Nutech Seed were pitside for the evening’s events. After claiming their heat race wins, Patrick Bruns and Adam Taylor were slated alongside one another for the 15-lap feature. Immediately on the wave of the green, Champaign, IL driver Bruns raced out front. Drivers ran the high side and lowside of the race track, looking for the fastest line to suit their needs. While Bruns dominated out front, Mitchell Davis was putting on...more

Patrick Bruns of Champaign IL. WINS the POWRi/ILLINI Feature Friday night in front of a full house. Exciting POWRI D2 Midget Series racing was not to be missed at Lincoln on Friday night. 17 D2 racers took to the tricky quarter-mile oval to try and get top spots in the feature. It was a beautiful evening and a memorable event. For the 8th time this season, Patrick Bruns, driving his Mobil 1 Triple T Car Wash and Lube sponsored Boss Chassis-MWR powered Chevy Ecotec, took command and...more

Mitchell Davis and Patrick Bruns started alongside one another in the 20-lap POWRi/Illini D-II Midget presented by Nutech Seed A-Main. Davis pulled out to the early lead but it was short lived as division frontrunner, Patrick Bruns, took the spot on lap three. Bruns pulled out to a healthy advantage as Davis settled into second with a big gap over third. Track point leader, Tyler Vantoll, moved from fifth to third but never had a caution to help him close the gap on the top two. As the...more

Lincoln, IL – Defending three-time POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series Champion Nathan Benson picked up his 20th career victory at Lincoln Speedway after starting outside the front row to Jeremy Camp, also a former champion with the POWRi micros. At the drop of the green flag, Camp took command with Benson in second. In a caution-less feature event, it took until lap 11, just over the halfway mark, before Benson was able to power past Camp for the lead entering turn one, fully...more

Lincoln, IL – Current leader of the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series points standings, Zach Daum, rallied back against Tanner Thorson at Lincoln Speedway to collect career victory number 17. Daum started on the outside front row and vaulted to an early lead over the pair of Keith Kunz Motorsports entries, Tanner Thorson and Carson Macedo. Daum held a healthy lead over Thorson until lap 13 when racing was halted for Ryan Robinson who flipped entering turn one. Robinson was alright and...more

$5 Grandstand Admission Announced For Lincoln IL Speedway Season Finale This Friday's Season Championship Night Features Six Classes It's hard to believe but just one night remains on the 2016-schedule at Lincoln IL Speedway and it's coming up this Friday, September 2. The season championship finale will be a great night for fans to bring their whole family, friends, neighbors, and more, as admission through the front gate is just $5 per person. Fans will see a full six division show plus...more